Show threadNonilex5d ago

#JayClayton, a former corporate lawyer who served as the #SEC chair during the first #Trump admin, was nominated by the president to be the #USattorney for the #SDNY in January, but his confirmation was blocked by NY’s senior Democratic senator, #ChuckSchumer. Clayton was then appointed on an interim basis in April, & in August, the judges of Manhattan’s Federal District Court appointed him to the post, meaning he could serve for the rest of Trump’s term.

#law #criminal #Epstein #EpsteinFiles

Show threadNonilex5d ago

AG #PamBondi’s assignment to #SDNY of an investigation into #BillClinton could create significant conflict within an office known for its investigative might & #independence.

The office’s leadership flatly refused strong-arm pressure from the #DOJ to sign off on withdrawal of the bribery indictment of Mayor #EricAdams of NYC earlier this year, prompting a wave of resignations & forcing a top Bondi aide to appear on behalf of the govt to make the request in court himself.

#law #Trump #Epstein

Show threadNonilexAug 19

#JayClayton, who served as chair of the #SEC during the first #Trump admin, has deep-roots in #WallStreet & >2decades of experience at a prominent international law firm, although he never was a prosecutor before taking the position 4 months ago.

The approval came after several other US attorneys across the country who were appointed by the Trump admin were unable to gain the approval of #judges in their districts.

#law #NYC #Manhattan #SDNY

NonilexAug 19

#Trump pick to be the top #federal prosecutor in #NYC will stay in the job, even though he hasn’t been confirmed by the US #Senate, after a group of #judges voted Monday to allow him to continue in the position.

The judges’ decision to approve #JayClayton as the #USattorney for #SDNY is a victory for the Trump admin, which has resorted to unorthodox maneuvers to keep some of Trump’s other nominees for US attys in place after they failed to advance in the Senate.

#law
https://apnews.com/article/clayton-prosecutor-new-york-9d92e8444db2acae26f21bb6c8cdf81e

Jay Clayton to stay as top federal prosecutor in Manhattan

The judges of the Southern District of New York have approved Jay Clayton to remain as the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan. The approval was announced in a release Monday by District Executive Edward Friedland. It came after several other U.S. attorneys across the country who were appointed by the administration of President Donald Trump were unable to gain the approval of judges in their districts. The Manhattan prosecutor's office has undergone turmoil in recent months after several prosecutors resigned after refusing to carry out orders from the Justice Department.

AP News
Show threadNonilexJul 30

A former federal prosecutor in #SDNY, #EmilBove was on Trump’s [losing] legal team during his New York hush money trial & defended #Trump in the 2 federal #criminal cases. He will serve on the #3rdCircuit Court of Appeals, which hears cases from #Delaware, #NewJersey & #Pennsylvania.

#law #judiciary #criminal #felon47 #Senate #Republicans

BongolianJul 23

Mimi Rocah & Jacqueline Kelly: Maurene Comey’s unjustified firing looks even more corrupt today. Trump's Justice Department has bulldozed the norms of justice and fired dozens of prosecutors.

#epstein #trump #doj #TheContrarian #MaureneComey #Maxwell #sdny #law #corruption
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/maurene-comeys-unjustified-firing

Maurene Comey’s unjustified firing looks even more corrupt today

Trump's Justice Department has bulldozed the norms of justice and fired dozens of prosecutors.

The Contrarian
Show threadbeSpacificJul 18
This is Marianne Comey's self edited statement from BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:snbbshdgooh6o34iu4m34cgp/post/3lu6b2fyoy22j?ref_src=embed
She was #fired #doj #SDNY career #Prosecutor #newyork #justice #fear #maga #trump #pambondi
Benjamin Wittes (@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org)

Maurene Comey's goodbye note to SDNY colleagues:

Bluesky Social
BongolianJul 17

Cecilia Nowell : Maurene Comey: prosecutor in Jeffrey #Epstein case fired by #DoJ: There was no specific reason given for her termination from the US attorney’s office in the southern district of New York

#SDNY #law #trump
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/16/maurene-comey-fired-sources

Maurene Comey: prosecutor in Jeffrey Epstein case fired by DoJ

There was no specific reason given for her termination from the US attorney’s office in the southern district of New York

The Guardian
Show threadNonilexJul 16

Maurene #Comey was a veteran lawyer in the #SDNY, long considered the most elite of the #DOJ’s prosecution offices. Her cases included the #SexTrafficking prosecution of #JeffreyEpstein, who killed himself behind bars in 2019, & the recent case against #SeanCombs, which ended earlier this month with a mixed verdict.

#law #Trump #RevengePolitics #MafiaState

Gina Intheburg 🇺🇦 🌻 🥥🌴Jul 16

BREAKING

Prosecutor Maurene Comey, daughter of James Comey, fired by #DOJ.

A highly respected atty, she'd worked at #SDNY for nearly a decade, prosecuted Jeffrey Epstein & his associate Ghislaine Maxwell & was involved Sean Diddy Combs' case.

Barb McQuaid to Antonia Hylton (in for Ari Melber):
She obviously wasn't fired for cause. You only put your best attys on high profile cases like that. DOJ figured this'd be the best way to hurt Jas Comey.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/16/maurene-comey-fired-doj-00458921

#TrumpVengeance #USpol